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Mauricio Pochettino responds to Chelsea interest in Jordan Henderson

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Mauricio Pochettino gave little away when quizzed on Chelsea's potential interest in Saudi Pro League midfielder Jordan Henderson after his side's 4-0 FA Cup win over Preston on Saturday. The England international prompted controversy when he left Liverpool for the Middle East during the summer and is said to be unhappy with life at new club Al Ettifaq, struggling with low crowd attendances and the stifling heat. The 33-year-old, who has retained his spot in Gareth Southgate's Three Lions squad despite the move to Saudi Arabia, is 'desperate' to play Premier League Football again but any potential interest from Chelsea was kept under wraps by manager Pochettino. Henderson's Al Ettifaq have struggled in the Saudi Pro League / Yasser Bakhsh/GettyImages He said: "We didn't talk about names. At the moment, we are not talking about players. "I saw Behdad [Eghbali], with Paul [Winstanley] and Laurence [Stewart]. I think we are going to have a chat to...

Arsenal confirm Ethan Nwaneri has rejected Chelsea interest

Arsenal have confirmed that teen prodigy Ethan Nwaneri is staying with the club, despite attempts from Chelsea to poach him and interest from Manchester United and Manchester City. Nwaneri became the youngest player in Premier League history last September when he made his senior Gunners debut against Brentford at the age of just 15 years and 181 days. But Nwaneri has rejected the advances of Chelsea to continue with Arsenal . 90min reported last month that talks between club and player had progressed to the point where an agreement was in place for him to sign scholarship terms and then a professional contract upon turning 17 next March. Now, Arsenal have confirmed the first stage of that journey, naming Nwaneri among 13 first year scholars for the 2023/24 season. READ THE LATEST ARSENAL NEWS, TRANSFER RUMOURS & GOSSIP feed The group will train at London Colney, with particular support from Under-18 manager and former Gunners player Jack Wilshere. Head of academy coaching Luke...

New Zealand's central bank raises key interest rate to 5.5% but signals next move will be a cut

New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.5% but signaled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- New Zealand's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate again Wednesday to 5.5% but signaled its next move would be a cut, sparking a sell-off in the currency. Wednesday's quarter-point rate rise was the 12th straight hike imposed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand since October 2021. But for the first time since the tightening cycle began, the bank projected the next move would be a cut, which would likely come later next year. The projection was more dovish than markets had expected and caused the New Zealand dollar to drop by more than 1% to trade at a little below U.S. 62 cents. Like many central banks around the world, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand has been raising rates to try and tame i NFL ation, which in New Zealand has fallen from a recent peak of 7.3% last June to 6.7%. That rem...